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Analytical Chemistry Jun 29, 2021

A rapid malaria test kit that could aid diagnosis in developing countries

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a test kit for malaria that delivers results in 30 minutes. The kit could facilitate the diagnosis of malaria in the field, ...

Plasma Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jun 24, 2021

Artificial intelligence speeds forecasts to control fusion experiments

Machine learning, a technique used in the artificial intelligence (AI) software behind self-driving cars and digital assistants, now enables scientists to address key challenges to harvesting on Earth the fusion energy that ...

Nanomaterials Jun 1, 2021

Mind the nanogap: Fast and sensitive oxygen gas sensors

Oxygen (O2) is an essential gas not only for us and most other lifeforms, but also for many industrial processes, biomedicine, and environmental monitoring applications. Given the importance of O2 and other gases, many researchers ...

Nanomaterials May 28, 2021

New technique acts as accelerator, brake for microscopic droplets

A miniscule water droplet is on the move, picking up speed as it glides along a stretch of thin, flat terrain. Abruptly, it hits a rough patch—the microscopic equivalent of glass speed bumps into which the droplet settles ...

Plants & Animals Apr 29, 2021

Baby mantis shrimp don't pull their punches

Mantis shrimp don't need baby food. They start their life as ferocious predators who know how to throw a lethal punch.

Analytical Chemistry Apr 28, 2021

Breakthrough purification of fossil pollen using a new large-particle on-chip sorter

Particle sorting is fundamental to biological and medical research, although existing methods are unable to sort large-sized particles via high-throughput sorting. In a new report, Y. Kasai and a research team in Japan, Germany ...

Polymers Apr 13, 2021

Researchers break new ground in 3D printed soft robotics with largest range of polymer hybrids

In a study published in Applied Materials Today, researchers from Singapore have developed the largest range of silicone and epoxy hybrid resins for the 3D printing of wearable devices, biomedical equipment, and soft robotics. ...

Nanomaterials Mar 10, 2021

Adaptive microelectronics reshape independently and detect environment for first time

Flexible and adaptive microelectronics is considered an innovation driver for new and more effective biomedical applications. These include, for example, the treatment of damaged nerve bundles, chronic pain, or the control ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Feb 19, 2021

Âé¶¹ÒùÔºicists discover new route to active matter self-organisation

An international team led by Professor Yilin Wu, Associate Professor of the Department of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has made a novel conceptual advance in the field of active matter science. The ...

Polymers Feb 1, 2021

Discovery could lead to self-propelled robots

Army-funded researchers discovered how to make materials capable of self-propulsion, allowing materials to move without motors or hands.

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